Alpha's Runaway Bride

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and her pain had led her to this moment where she could no longer remain silent. Sitting in the living room, she stared at the hands of the clock, each of them ma

hout even looking at him. Sophie felt anger rising within her, a

alk," she said in a

at her, surprised by the tone of her voice, but he didn't answer right

running a hand over his face. "If it's to bring up

. "Exactly, Alex. It's always "not a good time." I feel li

surprised. He didn't expect such a confron

he moment, that's all," he replied, crossing his arms, as

d that. I know very well what you do outside of those hours w

ght frown that betrayed unease. But he remained impassive, his face

Sarah is just a friend, someon

her love like an invisible blade. She would have liked to believe i

w her again. You are distant, you hide things from me, and it kills me a

rning away, as if meeting her gaze was too much for him. "L

erence that he displayed so easily. "Nothing to do with us?!" Alex, you have changed si

g insignificant. "Sophie, it's you who gets ideas. Sarah is just someone I share a past

tened to engulf her. It wasn't about trust; it was a question of respect, of loyalty,

e said, her voice firmer than she felt. She didn't know where she got this strength fr

at her, the frown on his eyebrows betraying a certain incom

ldishness? What is childish, Alex, is to believe that you can play with my feelings, that I will

ined herself capable of anything for this love, but in that moment, she un

rward, a flash of panic in her eyes. "Sophi

lex. That's all I have left to do. Because I can't stand here and be invisible to you any

oyed her and a man she no longer recognized. As she walked away from him, she felt a strange sensatio